Iraq Archives - Caritas

Caritas helping people cope with displacement and conflict in Iraq

5/03/2021 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

Caritas has served almost 400,000 people in Iraq since ISIS started attacking communities in 2014. Caritas Iraq currently helps 5000 families a month with programmes for psychological support, education, livelihoods, COVID-19, health, shelter, peacebuilding and developing the roles of women and youth.

Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina raises alarm over plight of migrants in the country

21/01/2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, Iran, Iraq, News, Pakistan, Press Release, Syria by Caritas Internationalis

As many as 3,000 migrants are struggling to survive in appalling and freezing conditions in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina and are in desperate need of adequate shelter, warm clothes, nutritious food and medical assistance.

Education, health care, and psychological support in Iraq

26/07/2019 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

In Iraq, Caritas seeks to address the reconstruction of the human person and the rebuilding of solidarity and citizenship after years of an ideology promoting sectarianism.

New archbishop is symbol of hope in Iraq

28/02/2019 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

A restoration of a bishop in Mosul is so symbolic for Iraq and the Christian community in Ninawa. For many, his appointment is seen as a blessing of hope.

Humanitarian crisis looms as Mosul battle rages in Iraq

21/10/2016 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Patrick Nicholson

Caritas is preparing for a wave of people fleeing the embattled Iraqi city of Mosul. Between 1.2 to 1.5 million people could be affected and 200,000 could flee in the first few weeks.

Cardinal Tagle visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon

15/03/2016 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Patrick Nicholson

Caritas Internationalis President Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle visited a refugee camp in Lebanon in February 2016 as part of the Syria: Peace is Possible Campaign.

Education for displaced Iraqi children

7/08/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Caritas Internationalis

One of the many things that gets left behind when a family is uprooted by war, is a child’s education. If left without schooling for a prolonged time, the long-term effects on a child’s life and possibilities can be devastating.

Shelter for Iraqis displaced by ISIS

6/08/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

Wesal Badel’s home used to feel more like a cave than a house. It was made of clay and there were no windows for light or ventilation and the lack of a front door meant snakes and scorpions often found their way in.

Uncertainties for Christians in Iraq

4/08/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

Many people ask me about the conditions and lives of Christians in Iraq. I don't wish to be pessimistic, but unfortunately the situation is going from bad to worse: bombing, car bombs, suicide bombings, rape, torture, kidnapping and robbery are just some of the agents of death used by ISIS.

Caritas helps displaced people in the north of Iraqi Kurdistan

4/08/2015 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Iraq, Iraq, Middle East & North Africa by Caritas Internationalis

"They stopped me and my wife and children at a roadblock. Then they kept us in a cell for nine months. I was often tortured there...We were very lucky. They released us on payment of a ransom...and because we agreed to become Moslems."